Author: OurCrowd

[Ingressive Capital Fund in Qaurtz] Local funding for early-stage startups is taking off in Africa

Jul 21, 2022 |

This past week, Ingressive Capital, a $10 million venture capital fund started by Maya Horgan Famodu with its headquarters in Nigeria, celebrated five years since it was started. Horgan Famodu launched Ingressive at age 25; today, the fund is focused on leveling the playing field for female entrepreneurs: About 40% of its portfolio companies are founded or co-founded by women. Read more...

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[Helios in PR Newswire] Helios – space tech start up discovers path to carbon free iron production

Jul 13, 2022 |

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Helios announces that its ambition to create an emission-free future for the steel industry will be fuelled by $6M in capital, due to a seed round led by At One Ventures, the “net positive to nature” investment firm, and Doral Energy-Tech Ventures. Deep tech investor Metaplanet and a global Top 5 mining company are also participating in this round. Read...

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